Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti was left to look on and wonder what sort of an excuse he could possibly come up with if his team does not win the lot this season.

They have already started with the Super Cup and, with this wealth of talent, surely even the arrival of Luis Suarez at Barcelona will not stop Real Madrid from being red-hot favourites, especially as Atletico Madrid have sold the family silver.

Ancelotti's biggest task will be to get all of the Galacticos playing in the same line-up but in Cardiff it looked so easy, as Ronaldo, Bale, Rodriguez and Karim Benzema took it in turns to switch positions.

Their movement and pace tore Sevilla apart and the only surprise was that it took Real Madrid half an hour to take the lead.

Ronaldo began the move, spreading the ball wide on the left to Bale and his sensational cross found Ronaldo ghosting in at the back post to steer home a low shot past Beto.

Sevilla's moments were few and far between but their best came after 35 minutes - courtesy of a Rodriguez mistake.

His poor clearance let in Daniel Carrico but the Sevilla midfielder's shot was blocked by Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas. That was just about the only save that Casillas has made all summer.

Real Madrid made it plain sailing after 49 minutes when Ronaldo conjured up a goal which had his former manager Sir Alex Ferguson - in Cardiff rather than at Old Trafford - clapping in the posh seats.

Ronaldo and another new signing, Toni Kroos, swapped passes, Sevilla failed to clear and Benzema then fed Ronaldo who cut in from the left.

Ronaldo then unleashed an unstoppable shot which was too hot for Sevilla keeper Beto and it flew into the far corner.